Tenn. U.S. Attorney: Former Memphis, Tennessee, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation for Assaulting Man in His Custody
February 15, 2023
February 15, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Kevin G. Ritz, issued the following news release:
A former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officer pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Tennessee to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting an arrestee in January 2021.
According to the defendant's admissions at the plea hearing, Armando Bustamante was working as an MPD off . . .
A former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officer pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Tennessee to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting an arrestee in January 2021.
According to the defendant's admissions at the plea hearing, Armando Bustamante was working as an MPD off . . .